teacher's pet

Example Sentences

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Carrie was teacher’s pet, but she deserved to be, since she never did a bad thing in her life.

From Literature

He could easily have been labeled Teacher’s Pet too, but no one gave him a hard time because they needed him to explain things when they were too scared to ask the teachers and—even more importantly—because he was an ace at football.

From Literature

Elizabeth Brunch, the biggest teacher’s pet in our school, pipes up from the front row.

From Literature

But management for Martinez - whose songs include Teacher's Pet and Play Date - have now offered Lilly a new meet and greet as well as VIP merchandise.

From BBC

"He wasn't quite the teacher’s pet, but the teachers were always asking 'do you agree with that Erik?'"

From BBC